The New Government Complex is located alongside the Government Building in the heart of Lusaka. It offers the finest facilities combined with a central location, not far from the main international hotels and close to Levy Junction.

e-Visa application for Zambia

If you need a visa for Zambia, we strongly urge you to apply through the Electronic Visa Application System. All persons who ordinarily require a visa to come to Zambia, are eligible to apply for an e-Visa.

The e-Visa is an official document (i.e. the e-Visa approval letter) permitting entry into and travel within Zambia. Applying for an e-Visa is much more convenient than applying for your visa at the Zambian mission in your country of residence or (if you are eligible) on arrival.

What do I need for my e-Visa application?

You need a travel document valid for at least 6 months from the date you intend to enter Zambia.

Depending on your nationality different documents need to be uploaded. The e-visa system will provide you with this information. Please note: only documents in JPG or PNG format can be uploaded to the e-Visa system.

However, everyone will need to upload the following documents:

A cover letter on company letterhead with full address and contact numbers addressed to the director general of immigration

A certified copy of certificate of incorporation for host company

An invitation letter from EDCTP

A scan of your passport (photo and ID page)

A separate scan of a passport sized/style photo of you

About 1 and 2. Documents 1 and 2 are actually the same document but it has to be uploaded twice. Find the document here.

About 3: For obtaining the EDCTP invitation letter please follow the steps below:

Log in to the EDCTP Forum registration system

Go to Home and click on -to event-

Click on Create invitation letter

Submit your passport information

The letter can now be created. While saving the document please remember to convert to JPG or PNG format before uploading the document in the e-Visa system.

How do I pay?

No online payment facility is available for the e-Visa during your application. Applicants are required to pay on arrival at their port of entry in Zambia.

Your application and the Visa Approval Letter

After submitting the e-Visa application you will receive an email message with a link to activate your e-Visa application. (It might land in your spam folder).

Please respond to this confirmation e-mail within 1 hour or the application will be cancelled and you will have to apply again.

Once the application has been successfully activated you can always go back to your application, to check the status of your application.

After approval of your application, you will receive an email of the Zambian Immigration Department with the e-Visa approval letter. The Visa Approval Letter is valid for 3 months from the date of issue.

On arrival

Upon arrival at the port of entry, you are expected to present your passport, visa approval letter and then pay the visa fee to receive the visa sticker for your passport.